Overview

the family member or ‘extended’ family member of an EEA or Swiss national (excluding UK nationals) - check if you’re eligible

There will be no change to the rights and status of EU citizens living in the UK until 2021. You and your family can apply for ‘settled status’ to continue living in the UK after June 2021. The scheme will open fully by March 2019.

There are other ways you may be eligible, for example:

with a ‘derivative right of residence’ - you’re the carer of someone who has the right to be in the UK, the carer’s child, or the child of an EEA national who previously worked in the UK

You can apply for a residence card card or derivative residence card to confirm your right of residence. You do not have to apply but it will make it easier to prove your right to live and work in the UK.

‘Extended’ EEA family members

You must apply for a residence card if you’re the ‘extended’ family member of an EEA national and want to stay in the UK after your EEA family permit has expired.

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